Lottery Luck or Smart Team Building? Knicks Fans Are Fired Up

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber lean into the tension of Knicks NBA Finals anticipation, debating whether this matchup with the Spurs is New York’s best and maybe only real shot at a championship. The conversation turns from nerves about Game 1 to bigger questions about roster building, belief, and whether the Knicks can finally break through. The guys react to callers who see the Knicks as the best playoff team in sports, argue over San Antonio’s lottery luck, and compare the Spurs’ superstar driven rise with the Knicks’ more calculated construction around Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, chemistry, coaching, and smart decisions.

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0:00.0	Jordan Schultz, who covers the NFL, tweeted out, that he spoke to Aaron Donald.
0:03.7	And Arnold's thinking about it.
0:04.7	Basically, if he has the fire to play, he may do it. Well, didn't he text McAfee? That's where this first started. He texted McAfee. I thought it was Jordan Schultz, but maybe it was him. Yeah, but I don't know exactly what he said to the Macon. But he hinted enough at it. Yeah, this was, this wasn't on, he wasn't on McAvey.
0:20.6	He texted him and McAvey reported it that he, this was, this wasn't on, he wasn't on McAbee. He was just, he texted
0:21.2	him and McAvey reported it that he said, look, this, this Miles Garrett trade has me thinking
0:27.1	about wanting to come out of retirement. And then it started to get some steam and, and I'm sure
0:31.7	people actually reached out, so Jordan, who you were talking about, reached out, and then
0:35.9	ultimately he's considering it. Yeah, what else? I mean, it's been two seasons? Two seasons. A little spoiler. He's coming out of retirement. Have you seen him on social media? Yeah, he's absolutely jacked. He's still jacked and working out like he's still playing. In fact, I don't know why he retired. Maybe he just got tired of it?
0:54.4	Yeah.
0:54.9	Oh, he'll be back, though.
0:56.0	Yeah.
0:56.4	I mean, because what is he?
0:57.1	31?
0:57.8	35.
1:09.3	He's 35? 35. Same draft is Odell Beckham Jr. But he also isn't going to be asked to do what he did five years ago. He's going to play on third down. Yeah. Which is great for him, and he's got a real chance to win a championship.
1:10.9	And the Super Bowl's in their building.
1:11.9	Yesterday, yesterday.
1:13.3	Yesterday, I... Didn't they win it?
1:14.0	Last time it was in their building.
1:11.5	Yesterday, yesterday, I...
1:13.3	Did they win it?
1:14.0	The last time it was in their building?
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